Valid XML document
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A valid XML
document is defined by the W3C as a well-formed XML document which also conforms to the rules of a Document Type Definition
(DTD) or an XML Schema (XSD), which W3C supports as an alternate to DTD.
This term should not be confused with a well-formed XML document, which is defined as an XML document that has correct XML syntax according to W3C standards.
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
document is defined by the W3C as a well-formed XML document which also conforms to the rules of a Document Type Definition
Document Type Definition
Document Type Definition is a set of markup declarations that define a document type for SGML-family markup languages...
(DTD) or an XML Schema (XSD), which W3C supports as an alternate to DTD.
This term should not be confused with a well-formed XML document, which is defined as an XML document that has correct XML syntax according to W3C standards.
External links
- http://validator.w3.org/ The Official [W3C] Markup Validation Service